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boatware/hug
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Usable Interfaces for the sadly abandoned PSR-8

1.0.0(3y ago)03MITPHP

Since Sep 26Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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boatware/hug
============

[](#boatwarehug)

Usable interfaces for the (sadly) abandoned PSR-8 Huggable Interface.

Initial work by Larry Garfield ([@Crell](https://github.com/Crell)) can be found [here](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/tree/master/proposed/psr-8-hug).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Install via composer:

```
composer require boatware/hug
```

Then, spread some love in your PHP objects 💕.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1375d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7197608?v=4)[Thomas Artmann](/maintainers/boatware)[@boatware](https://github.com/boatware)

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Tags

psrpsr-8

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